romer

I've had all three generations of the RDX. I liked them all (but jumped to Audi after the 2008 RDX because the ride, noise, poor mpg, etc., despite the fabulous handling great seats, etc.). Each of the first two generations had virtues and flaws. But they were great cars. My 2016 RDX Advance was the best car I've ever had. I won't bore you with the reasons but it was perfect for me. The 6 cylinder mated to the six speed tranny was a dream. Everything worked perfectly in that car. And---Acura dependable. No issues after threes years. Just a great car. Now the 2019 Advance is incredible. The ride, handling, quiet cabin, beyondo sound system, amazing seats--I could go on. I was concerned based on the experience of some owners but everything works perfectly on my RDX. Maybe something will stumble but after a month it is amazing. I told my wife today while driving that that the 2016 was the best car I ever owned, but this now is by far the best car I've ever owned. It's a thrill every time I get behind the wheel.

RDX10

Is that third thumb what I'm thinking?

Congratulations, I cannot wait to drive the new RDX. It looks incredible.

birdonamission

Good! I trust I will have the same experience starting in ~2 weeks (hopefully) when mine will arrive from the factory. I'm going to start using "beyondo" -- I like that. lol

KC in FL

I could not agree more! I just picked up my new 2019 RDX Advance on Tuesday and this makes all three generations for me too. I now find myself very comfortably sitting in my car driving with my jaw dropped in amazement! So far, everything on mine is working beautifully! My first RDX was a 2012 base model that I bought as a used dealer loaner. I was coming out of a BMW 338 hard-top convertible (I needed a small SUV that I could drive A LOT) and was shocked that I liked the feel and comfort of the RDX BETTER than the BMW - even though the RDX was a 4 cylinder turbo in that model year! My next was a 2016 Advance, which I leased because I was no longer driving as much, and it included all the bells and whistles that I missed from my beemer! I drove the first RDX 100,000 miles in 4 years for work and never had a single repair other than routine maintenance. No repairs for the 2016 Advance either - never even had to replace tires. I also said the 2016 Advance was the best car I ever had! People ask me why I keep getting "the same" car. I never thought I would be "that" person. But, it isn't the same car ... at all. Every generation is a major improvement from the previous one. And generation 3 simply takes my breath away!

Coolguy

I did that with Accord so far. Its time to upgrade and will see how it goes with RDX.

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oblio98

Congrats! I've had all 3 Gen's as well and think this thing is the best. Took a while to get the hang of it, there are a few issues with the infotainment you'll discover but should be fixed via an update and some point, but as a car, this thing is the greatest!

Nice to hear positive stuff, as the negative always out paces the positive as aggravated folks always are more inclined to post than happy folks!

RDX10

You have to remember that people who are not having any issues are very unlikely to leave comments. Those who do have issues are much more likely to actually complain. If 100 people buy the rdx and 10 have issues, and 90 don't, 9/10 who had issues will comment and maybe 1 of the 90 will comment. Don't take it too seriously but also be aware that this is the first year of a whole new model so it will have some teething issues.

B25Nut

"Aggravated folks always are more inclined to post than happy folks". So true. People with significant issues are in a small minority here, but they seem to be the ones giving an out of proportion number of reviews on Edmunds. It would be nice if more people here took the time to post thorough reviews there to overshadow the negative (https://www.edmunds.com/acura/rdx/20...sumer-reviews/). One recent reviewer complained about a lack of power, which immediately puts their credibility into question. I would like more women to post reviews. My wife loves her RDX, and she had to take a huge jump in adapting to the new technology since she went from a 2006 to a 2019. This was a worry for me, since she has a very hard time adjusting to the 21st Century in other areas. Acura has done 98% of everything right with the 2019 RDX. That's above my expectations with any vehicle.

mechonit

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RDX10

That's exactly what it is, Acura has been running a nav system that was very very old for a long long time. The 2019 RDX represents a whole bunch of firsts for Acura. Things like panoramic sunroof, HUD, the touch pad interface, the 10 speed automatic with SH-AWD...etc. I believe that by the end of the year Acura will hopefully have sorted out a majority of the software issues and if all the issues are software related, then it's awesome because those are the easiest to fix right.

Forums by nature tend to be disproportionately skewed towards the negative. 99%+ of the population don't even go on forums and a majority of those on forums are their to complain. Take everything you read with a grain of salt...but also recognize that some of what people say on here is true. I.e the early 2000s were a VERY bad time for Acura automatic transmissions and that's mentioned a lot on here. You just kind of have to wade through the info haha.

Stew4HD

Another issue I find on forums is that if you defend your purchase "too much", you get labeled as a fanboy/non-caring/etc. if you don't sympathize enough with those that are having issues. It's like this on all the automotive forums I've been a part of.

RDX10

Lol you're always going to have man babies on all forums you go too. There is a couple on here too, no exceptions. I personally just say what I want to say and don't worry what they have to say about it.